Developing Ecological Security Pattern for Coastal Wetlands Based on “Three-line Integration” Spatial Strategy

Authors

Xiaowen LI, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaFollow
Liehui ZHI, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China School of Earth Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China
Tiantian MA, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
Zengli LIU, Academy of Forestry Inventory and Planning, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing 100714, China
Baoshan CUI, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Dongdong SHAO, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Yu CAO, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Yonglin MU, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

Keywords

coastal squeeze, sea level rise, coastal wetlands, integrated conservation and restoration, "three-line integration" spatial strategy, ecological security pattern

Document Type

Policy & Management Research

Abstract

Coastal wetlands function as key socioeconomic resources as well as ecological barriers for sustainable development in coastal regions. Although previous research and practices indicate that restoration of degraded wetlands needs combination with intact natural wetlands to achieve best integrated ecosystem services, this kind of integration is still lacking both in research and practice. In the past decades, increased land reclamation coupling with climate change (e.g. sea level rise) have led considerable coastal squeeze effects and intensified degradation and loss in coastal wetlands along Chinese coastline, restoration of damaged coastal wetlands is therefore urgently needed to enhance the overall ecological functions of coastal wetlands and to strengthen the coastal resilience under coupled human-natural stresses. Here, a framework of "three-line integration" spatial strategy is conceptualized to develop ecological security pattern of coastal wetlands in China. The proposed spatial strategy addresses to establish an integrated coastal ecological security pattern by delineating RGB (red-green-blue) multiple zones, in which red-line area (remaining nature habitats) is prioritized for coastal wetland conservation, incorporating with green-line area (impaired habitats with high restoration potential) reserved for urgent restoration and blue-line area allocated for adaption to long-term sea level rise. In addition, some related issues were discussed covering coastal wetland conservation and restoration, wise land use and sustainable development.

First page

123

Last Page

133

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

References

1 Lamb J B, Water V D, Jeroen A J M, et al. Seagrass ecosystems reduce exposure to bacterial pathogens of humans, fishes, and invertebrates. Science, 2017, 355:731-733.

2 Wang X X, Xiao X M, Zou Z H, et al. Mapping coastal wetlands of China using time series Landsat images in 2018 and Google Earth Engine. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2020, 163:312-326.

3 Zhi L H, Li X W, Bai J H, et al. Integrating ecological and socioeconomic networks using nitrogen metabolism in the Yellow River Delta, China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2020, 162:105012.

4 Ma T T, Li X W, Bai J H, et al. Four decades' dynamics of coastal blue carbon storage driven by land use/land cover transformation under natural and anthropogenic processes in the Yellow River Delta, China. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 655, 741-750.

5 Deegan L A, Johnson D S, Warren R S, et al. Coastal eutrophication as a driver of salt marsh loss. Nature, 2012, 490:388-392.

6 Richards D R, Thompson B S, Wijedasa L. Quantifying net loss of global mangrove carbon stocks from 20 years of land cover change. Nature Communications, 2020, 11(1):4260.

7 Murray N J, Phinn S R, DeWitt M, et al. The global distribution and trajectory of tidal flats. Nature, 2019, 565:222-225.

8 Krumhansl K A, Okamoto D K, Rassweiler A, et al. Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2016, 113(48):13785-13790.

9 王法明, 唐剑武, 叶思源, 等. 中国滨海湿地的蓝色碳汇功能及碳中和对策. 中国科学院院刊, 2021, 36(3):241-251.

Wang F M, Tang J W, Ye S Y, et al. Blue carbon sink function of Chinese coastal wetlands and carbon neutrality strategy. Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2021, 36(3):241-251. (in Chinese)

10 李永祺, 唐学玺. 海洋恢复生态学. 青岛:中国海洋大学出版社, 2016.

Li Y Q, Tang X X. Marine Restoration Ecology. Qingdao:China Ocean University Press, 2016. (in Chinese)

11 Hindsley P, Yoskowitz D. Global change-Local values:Assessing tradeoffs for coastal ecosystem services in the face of sea level rise. Global Environmental Change, 2020, 61:102039.

12 Ma T T, Li X W, Bai J H, et al. Habitat modification in relation to coastal reclamation and its impacts on waterbirds along China's coast. Global Ecology and Conservation, 2019, 17:e00585.

13 Sun Z G, Sun W G, Tong C, et al. China's coastal wetlands:Conservation history, implementation efforts, existing issues and strategies for future improvement. Environment International, 2015, 79:25-41.

14 崔保山, 谢湉, 王青, 等. 大规模围填海对滨海湿地的影响与对策. 中国科学院院刊, 2017, 32(4):418-425.

Cui B S, Xie T, Wang Q, et al. Impact of large-scale reclamation on coastal wetlands and implications for ecological restoration, compensation, and sustainable exploitation framework. Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2017, 32(4):418-425. (in Chinese)

15 马田田, 梁晨, 李晓文, 等. 围填海活动对中国滨海湿地影响的定量评估. 湿地科学, 2015, 13(6):653-659.

Ma T T, Liang C, Li X W, et al. Quantitative assessment of impacts of reclamation activities on coastal wetlands in China. Wetland Science, 2015, 13(6):653-659. (in Chinese)

16 宋红丽, 刘兴土. 围填海活动对我国河口三角洲湿地的影响. 湿地科学, 2013, 11(2):297-304.

Song H L, Liu X T. Effect of reclamation activities on wetlands in estuarine delta in China. Wetland Science, 2013, 11(2):297-304. (in Chinese)

17 Wang F M, Lu X L, Sanders C J, et al. Tidal wetland resilience to sea level rise increases their carbon sequestration capacity in United States. Nature Communications, 2019, 10:5434.

18 Ma Z J, Melville D S, Liu J G, et al. Rethinking China's new great wall. Science, 2014, 346(6212):912-914.

19 Li X Z, Ren L J, Liu Y, et al. The impact of the change in vegetation structure on the ecological functions of salt marshes:The example of the Yangtze Estuary. Regional Environmental Change, 2014, 14(2):623-632.

20 Luo S X, Shao D D, Long W, et al. Assessing ‘coastal squeeze’ of wetlands at the Yellow River Delta in China:A case study. Ocean & Coastal Management, 2018, 153:193-202.

21 Liu Z Z, Cui B S, He Q. Shifting paradigms in coastal restoration:Six decades' lessons from China. Science of the Total Environment, 2016, 566-567:205-214.

22 Halpern B S, Silliman B R, Olden J D, et al. Incorporating positive interactions in aquatic restoration and conservation. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2007, 5(3):153-160.

23 李晓文. 湿地保护与修复的空间规划:理论、方法及案例. 北京:中国环境出版集团, 2021.

LI X W. Spatial Planning for Wetland Conservation and Restoration:Theories, Methods and Cases. Beijing:China Environment Publishing Group, 2021. (in Chinese)

24 智烈慧, 李心, 马田田, 等. 辽河三角洲土地利用变化轨迹、驱动过程及生态系统服务时空演变. 环境科学学报, 2022, 42(1):141-150.

Zhi L H, Li X, Ma T T, et al. The spatiotemporal evolution of land use trajectories, drivers and the ecosystem services in Liao River Delta in the past four decades. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 2022, 42(1):141-150. (in Chinese)

25 李晓文, 白军红, 曹宇. 构建滨海湿地生态安全格局. 中国自然资源报, 2021-05-14(03). Li X W, Bai J H, Cao Y. Construct the ecological security pattern of coastal wetlands. China Natural Resources News,2021-05-14(03). (in Chinese)

26 Hall A E, Herbert R J H, Britton J R, et al. Shelving the coast with vertipools:Retrofitting artificial rock pools on coastal structures as mitigation for coastal squeeze. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019, 6:456.

27 Borchert S M, Osland M J, Enwright N M, et al. Coastal wetland adaptation to sea level rise:Quantifying potential for landward migration and coastal squeeze. Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018, 55(6):2876-2887.

28 Kirwan M L, Megonigal J P. Tidal wetland stability in the face of human impacts and sea-level rise. Nature, 2013, 504:53-60.

29 Hauer M E, Fussell E, Mueller V, et al. Sea-level rise and human migration. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 2020, 1(1):28-39.

30 Ma T T, Li X W, Bai J H, et al. Tracking three decades of land use and land cover transformation trajectories in China's large river deltas. Land Degradation & Development, 2019, 30(7):799-810.

31 Foley J A, Defries R, Asner G P, et al. Global consequences of land use. Science, 2005, 309:570-574.

32 Possingham H P, Bode M, Klein C J. Optimal conservation outcomes require both restoration and protection. PLoS Biology, 2015, 13(1):e1002052.

33 Wiens J A, Hobbs R J. Integrating conservation and restoration in a changing world. BioScience, 2015, 65(3):302-312.

34 Margules C R, Pressey R L. Systematic conservation planning. Nature, 2000, 405:243-253.

35 李晓文, 李梦迪, 梁晨, 等. 湿地恢复若干问题探讨. 自然资源学报, 2014, 29(7):1257-1269.

Li X W, Li M D, Liang C, et al. On the current key issues in wetland restoration. Journal of Natural Resources, 2014, 29(7):1257-1269. (in Chinese)

36 马田田. 黄河三角洲受损滨海湿地修复系统优化调控研究. 北京:北京师范大学, 2019.

Ma T T. Study on Optimal Regulation of Restoration System of Damaged Coastal Wetlands in the Yellow River Delta. Beijing:Beijing Normal University, 2019. (in Chinese)

37 Dafforn K A, Mayer-Pinto M, Morris R L, et al. Application of management tools to integrate ecological principles with the design of marine infrastructure. Journal of Environmental Management, 2015, 158:61-73.

38 Morris R K A. Managed realignment:A sediment management perspective. Ocean & Coastal Management, 2012, 65:59-66.

39 Elliott M, Mander L, Mazik K, et al. Ecoengineering with Ecohydrology:Successes and failures in estuarine restoration. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2016, 176:12-35.

40 Pontee N I, Parsons A. A review of coastal risk management in the UK. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil EngineersMaritime Engineering, 2010, 163(1):31-42.

41 Chapman M G, Underwood A J. Evaluation of ecological engineering of ""armoured"" shorelines to improve their value as habitat. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2011, 400(1-2):302-313.

42 Esteves L S. Is managed realignment a sustainable long-term coastal management approach?. Journal of Coastal Research, 2013, 65:933-938.

43 Dafforn K A, Mayer-Pinto M, Morris R L, et al. Application of management tools to integrate ecological principles with the design of marine infrastructure. Journal of Environmental Management, 2015, 158:61-73.

44 Zhi L H, Li X W, Bai J H, et al. Seawall-induced impacts on large river delta wetlands and blue carbon storage under sea level rise. Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 859:159891.

45 肖笃宁, 韩慕康, 李晓文, 等. 环渤海海平面上升与三角洲湿地保护. 第四纪研究, 2003, 23(3):237-246.

Xiao D N, Han M K, Li X W, et al. Sea level rise and delta wetland conservation in the Bohai Rim. Quaternary Sciences, 2003, 23(3):237-246. (in Chinese)

46 Li X W, Liang C, Shi J B. Developing Wetland restoration scenarios and modeling its ecological consequences in the Liaohe River delta wetlands, China. Clean-Soil, Air, Water, 2012, 40(10):1185-1196.

Recommended Citation

LI, Xiaowen; ZHI, Liehui; MA, Tiantian; LIU, Zengli; CUI, Baoshan; SHAO, Dongdong; CAO, Yu; and MU, Yonglin (2023) "Developing Ecological Security Pattern for Coastal Wetlands Based on “Three-line Integration” Spatial Strategy," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 38 : Iss. 1 , Article 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20220811001
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol38/iss1/12